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2+title = "Guide to Creating a Grant Proposal"
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4+description = "A comprehensive guide to creating a grant proposal."
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7+The Urbit project relies on our community to help realize its potential. While the Foundation specifies the direction of
8+development through bounties, we encourage anyone with an idea about how to improve Urbit to submit a grant proposal. This
9+guide will describe the different types of proposals, the requested format, and the entire workflow for a successful project.
10+
11+### Types of Proposals
12+
13+While we will entertain just about any idea that comes from the community, we are particularly interested in "capital goods":
14+projects that provide new capabilities to the widest number of users or developers or add tooling to the platform. Recent
15+examples are [Bitcoin](../bitcoin-full-node-provider-and-wallet) integration, [WebRTC](../webrtc-gall-agent-and-external-app)
16+integration, or the [Urbit Large File Storage](../urbit-lfs-filehosting) project.
17+
18+Proposal types include:
19+
20+ - Core Development - kernal or runtime development
21+ - Application Development - userspace development of specific applications
22+ - Developer Tools - Libraries, APIs, unit tests, etc.
23+ - Design Work - design work for the urbit.org website
24+ - Documentation - writing guides or website content
25+ - Community - organizing events and meetups, staffing the help desk
26+
27+We have need for lots of different skill sets—not just coding.
28+
29+
30+### Proposal Format
31+
32+Your proposal should include the following sections:
33+
34+ - Project name
35+ - Brief description of project
36+ - Proposal body including:
37+ - Project Overview
38+ - Project Scope
39+ - Detailed behavior description
40+ - Detailed design description
41+ - Your experience
42+ - Why you are the right person for this project
43+ - Milestones:
44+ - Any sub-goals of project
45+ - Specific deliverables
46+ - Expected timeframes
47+ - Expected compensation in Stars
48+
49+### Proposal Submission and Project Workflow
50+
51+Once you have your proposal in order, submit it using the **[Propose a Project](https://airtable.com/shrCi54rEDxgSZr3z)** form.
52+From this point, your project will go through these stages:
53+
54+ - **Draft**: A team member will reach out to schedule a meeting with you to discuss your proposal in detail. There may be
55+ some modifications requested to get approval. Once we come to agreement you will create markdown for your project by
56+[downloading the template](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2zZXxmzcME5vJHDpLpKtExcqzg-V3rD/view?usp=sharing), editing it with
57+your proposal information, then submitting a [pull request](https://github.com/urbit/urbit.org/compare) against the urbit.org repo
58+ on [github](https://github.com/urbit/urbit.org).
59+ - **Paperwork**: Once your proposal pull request is merged, you will need to submit some paperwork (contract, IRS forms, etc.)
60+ - **Live**: When the paperwork is complete, you can start work on your project.
61+ - **Milestone**: When you complete a milestone (or the entire project), you will create an invoice an submit it using the
62+[Submit Invoice](https://airtable.com/shrXXCs1uaxtNSBcg) form.
63+ - **Payment**: If your work is approved by your reviewer, your payment will enter the payment queue. It can take up to 2 weeks to
64+ receive your payment, since we make transfers on the 2nd and 17th of the month.
65+
66+Don't be concerned if you are unclear about any of these details. We will be happy to guide you once your project enters the
67+workflow.